Canon EOS R5 Mark II vs Sony a7R V: which to buy?

Two high-resolution full-frame bodies two years apart. Canon's 2024 R5 Mark II pairs a 45MP stacked sensor with 30 fps bursts, pre-continuous shooting and 8K RAW; Sony's 2022 a7R V has 61MP, an AI processing unit for subject recognition, a 9.44M-dot finder and a 4-axis screen.

A black Canon EOS R5 Mark II body seen from the front with no body cap, showing the full-frame sensor in the RF mount — **Canon EOS R5 Mark II**45MP · launched at $4,299 in 2024Photo: D. Benjamin Miller via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized)

A black Sony a7R V body seen from directly above on a textured orange surface, showing its dials and buttons — **Sony a7R V**61MP · launched at about $3,900 in 2022Photo: PantheraLeo1359531 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Side-by-side specs

	Canon EOS R5 Mark II	Sony a7R V
Sensor	About 45MP full-frame back-illuminated stacked CMOS	61.0MP full-frame back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS
Processor	DIGIC X with DIGIC Accelerator	BIONZ XR with an AI processing unit
ISO	100–51200	100–32000
Autofocus	Dual Pixel Intelligent AF; EV −6.5 to 21; people, animals and vehicles; Eye Control AF	Fast Hybrid AF; EV −4 to +20; subject recognition for people, animals, birds, insects, cars, trains and airplanes
Stabilization	In-body, up to 8.5 stops	5-axis in-body, 8 steps
Burst	About 12 fps mechanical, 30 fps electronic; pre-continuous shooting	Up to 10 fps
Viewfinder	0.5-inch OLED, 5.76M dots, about 0.76x	OLED, 9.44M dots, 0.90x
Screen	3.2-inch vari-angle touchscreen, about 2.1M dots	3.2-inch 4-axis multi-angle touchscreen, about 2.1M dots
Video	8K RAW up to 59.94p; 4K up to 119.9p; clips up to 6 hours	8K 24/25p (about 1.2x crop); 4K oversampled from 6.2K; 10-bit 4:2:2
Card slots	One CFexpress Type B plus one SD	Two CFexpress Type A / SD
Battery (CIPA)	LP-E6P; about 630 shots (LCD) / 340 (viewfinder)	NP-FZ100; about 530 (LCD) / 440 (viewfinder)
Weight	About 746 g with battery and card	About 723 g with battery and card
Size	138.5 × 101.2 × 93.5 mm	131.3 × 96.9 × 82.4 mm
Launch price (US)	Canon: Launched at $4,299 in 2024 (US, body only)	Sony: Launched at about $3,900 in 2022 (US)

Specs from our EOS R5 Mark II and a7R V reviews, which cite Canon and Sony specifications; US launch prices from Canon U.S.A. (July 17, 2024) and Sony (October 26, 2022). ✓ = advantage; blank = tie or not directly comparable.

Sample photos

Six photos taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II and six with the Sony a7R V, shared on Wikimedia Commons under open licenses.

Sample photo 1 of 12 taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: th_norge via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 2 of 12 taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: Casey Helton via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 3 of 12 taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: Thomas Heins from Friesenheim, Deutschland via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 4 of 12 taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: flowcomm via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 5 of 12 taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: Thomas Heins via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 6 of 12 taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: Yellowstone National Park via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (resized)

Sample photo 7 of 12 taken with the Sony a7R V — Taken with the Sony a7R V. Photo: Holger Weinandt via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 8 of 12 taken with the Sony a7R V — Taken with the Sony a7R V. Photo: Fiat 500e via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 9 of 12 taken with the Sony a7R V — Taken with the Sony a7R V. Photo: Ben Hohenstatt from Juneau, Alaska via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)

Sample photo 10 of 12 taken with the Sony a7R V — Taken with the Sony a7R V. Photo: ajay_suresh via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 11 of 12 taken with the Sony a7R V — Taken with the Sony a7R V. Photo: Schaengel via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 12 of 12 taken with the Sony a7R V — Taken with the Sony a7R V. Photo: Ehsan Ali Biswas via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Who should buy which

Get the R5 Mark II if

You shoot sport, wildlife or events: 30 fps electronic bursts with pre-continuous shooting vs 10 fps.
You shoot video: 8K RAW up to 59.94p, 4K up to 119.9p and clips up to 6 hours.
You want Eye Control AF and already own Canon RF or EF lenses.
Battery life on the rear screen matters: about 630 shots vs 530.

Get the a7R V if

You crop hard or print large: 61MP vs 45MP.
You want the sharper, larger finder: 9.44M dots at 0.90x.
You shoot from awkward angles: the 4-axis multi-angle screen.
You want two identical slots, each taking CFexpress Type A or SD, and a lower launch price.

See our full EOS R5 Mark II and a7R V reviews. Related: R5 Mark II vs R5 and a7R V vs a7R IV.

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